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The Mission of the Institute is to provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write in order to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to national defense.

The Pentagon's F-35 warplane is giving U.S. allies in Asia a headache as they look to replace aging jets with a cutting edge aircraft now likely to be at least seven years late in offering a strategic deterrent to China.

In response to the budget cuts that took effect March 1, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has ordered a re-evaluation of the underpinnings of the defense strategy that President Obama announced 14 months ago.